Esther 1:1 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 1 Now in the days of A·has·u·eʹrus,* that is, the A·has·u·eʹrus who ruled over 127 provinces*+ from Inʹdi·a to E·thi·oʹpi·a,* Daniel 9:1 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 9 In the first year of Da·riʹus+ the son of A·has·u·eʹrus—a descendant of the Medes who had been made king over the kingdom of the Chal·deʹans+—
1 Now in the days of A·has·u·eʹrus,* that is, the A·has·u·eʹrus who ruled over 127 provinces*+ from Inʹdi·a to E·thi·oʹpi·a,*
9 In the first year of Da·riʹus+ the son of A·has·u·eʹrus—a descendant of the Medes who had been made king over the kingdom of the Chal·deʹans+—